Islamic Burial And Burial Process

Burial Processes

The typical burial process today for regular civilians, is when someone dies, they are embalmed, there is a funeral ceremony, and they are then buried at the location of their choice. In most states, the person who is in charge of all the decisions is left to the next of kin, or whomever that person left in their will. If the civilian is Christian, there is typically a viewing where the family and friends will gather and start saying their goodbyes while socializing with the family and giving their condolences. Typically, either the next day, or later that day a funeral will be held. At the funeral, there is typically a Pastor there to speak about the passing of the individual and will read scripture and have prayer. The Pastor will talk about how the individual is with God

If the individual is Catholic, the funeral will be held at the church that the individual attended, and the Priest of the church will hold a typical Mass. For Christians and Catholics there is no set guidelines for if the individual would like to be cremated or buried, it is up to what the individual left in their will or what the family decides to do. For the Islamic religion, they believe the body just be laid to rest as soon as possible. They do not believe in embalming the body unless the state calls for it, so they was the body and then lay a shroud over the body. Because they believe that the body should be buried as soon as possible after death, they do not perform any kind of viewing for the body. The Islamic religion does not believe in cremation whatsoever. The body is buried and then the family goes through what they call a “mourning period” where friends and family will get together and typically will bring food to the family. Cremation is coming to be a preferred method of burial. It is more cost efficient, and people would rather be cremated rather than being buried. In 2017, 1 of 2 American chose cremation over burial. (Cremation: The New